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Senior Product Engineer of electromechanical controls. Strengths in planning and conducting the design / development of complex products through all required Design Phases – from initial quotation to the final production release. Effective focus on the generation of solid models, as well as detail and assembly drawings utilizing CAD–CATIA (Pro/E 3.0). Successfully able to build and maintain relationships with global business partners and customers in the USA, Germany, France, and Mexico. Competencies include project planning, cost estimating, DFMEA, review of customer specifications, approval and release of drawings, completion of design reviews, prototype builds, validation testing and failure analysis.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:* Reduced expenses by $300,000 annually through material selection on the Clock Spring Bracket. * Supervised the initiation and completion of product components worth $12,000 to $500,000 per year.* Designed the Clock Spring in the 2008 Chrysler RT Platform; this is the FIRST Clock Spring for Delphi-North America.* Supervised and coached 22 staff members.* Achieved Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.Specialties: ENGINEERING COMPETENCIES:* Full cycle product design* Overseeing product launches* Cost Estimating* Tooling and part quotes ranging from $12,000 - $500,000* Negotiating with the client and with vendors* Constructing DFMEAs* Dimensioning of drawings and stack-ups* TALC-Touch, Appearance, Lighting, Color Parameters* Specifying plastics for design usage

Listed skills include Design For Manufacturing, Failure Analysis, Six Sigma, Engineering, and 16 others.

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  Illinois Institute Of Technology

  Electrical Engineering